This election has taken me back 30 years to the times when the ‘good old boys’ club ran everything and the women were kept home in the kitchen, because (supposedly) that is where they belonged. Yup, I thought that this kind of thinking from men left us a long time ago. But, this elections has shown me that there is still a contingency of men who use sexual degradation, physical threats, personally condescending rhetoric, and downright mental and emotional abuse to try to control the women in their lives. Those men showed their ugly faces throughout this campaign. And, all of that was heaped on Hillary Clinton.

If you are young, you may wonder why this has happened. It may have caught you off guard, but we older women have seen this before. But, I do have to admit that I have never seen this blatant of a public display of pure, unadulterated, sexism and female degradation. Not only has it occured  and been condoned during this election,, it has been repeatedly applauded by the majority of this contingent. And, the candidate for hope and change, who could have had the maturity, clout, and courage to stand up and say “No women should have to endure this type of sexual degradation and personal attack.  If you support me, I ask you to stop this NOW!”; well, he just sat there with a smirk on his face. He could have stopped all of this with one flowery speech. But, of course, he didn’t. I have to assume, since he didn’t, that he doesn’t believe that women deserve that type of consideration and respect.

 

No one was making sexually degrading remarks about Barack Obama.  No one was telling him to get back to his shoe shine kit.  No one was calling him a bast-rd.  Why?  Because Hillary was our power of example.  We learned from her leadership not to fight filth with filth; hate with hate; degradation with degradation; and sexual harrassment with sexual harrassment.  She kept all of us reaching for a higher level than that type of gutter talk and action.  Thank God!

The only change I see Barack Obama offering me is a huge step backward in the slow progress for women’s rights.  He is NOT the man I want in my house, especially my White House.  All he has shown me is a lack of conviction to ‘do the right thing’ and a total lack of courageous leadership.  His actions speak volumes on where he thinks women belong in this society.

What: DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee Meeting
When: May 31, 2008 - 9:30 AM

• Morning Session: Oral Arguments
• Afternoon Session: Consideration and Debate

Join us in Washington for a massive showing our collective support for these states and their democratic right to be recognized as part of the presidential nominating process.

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On May 31st, the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee will meet in Washington, D.C. to decide whether and how to seat the delegates from Michigan and Florida. It is our position that the votes in those states were legal and certified and that core Democratic principles mandate that all the delegates from those states must be seated in a matter consistent with the vote.

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DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee to Meet Saturday, May 31st

WASHINGTON - The Democratic National Committee’s Rules & Bylaws Committee will meet on Saturday May 31, 2008 in Washington, DC. The Rules and Bylaws Committee will consider the two challenges that have been filed pursuant to Rule 20.B of the 2008 Delegate Selection Rules and Regulation 3 of the Regulations of the Rules and Bylaws Committee concerning the seating of delegations from Florida and Michigan.

Pursuant to Section 3.4(N) of the Committee’s Regulations, each challenger will be entitled to present an Oral Argument before the RBC prior to Committee consideration for a period of 15 minutes each. A representative from each state party and from each presidential campaign will also have an opportunity to address the committee regarding each of the challenges. Oral arguments from the parties will be heard during the committee’s morning session. Following a lunch break, committee members will consider and debate the challenges.

What: DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee Meeting
When: May 31, 2008 - 9:30 AM

• Morning Session: Oral Arguments
• Afternoon Session: Consideration and Debate

Where: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel - Salon I
2660 Woodley Road NW, Washington, DC

Note: Members of the media must contact Michael Czin at czinm@dnc.org by noon Friday, May 30th to request a press credential. Press credentials will be available for pick-up in the Marriot Foyer on Saturday, May 31, 2008 from 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM.

Additional information regarding pre-set times for cameras will be released next week.

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I can not imagine any woman watching CNN and feeling okay about this.  Or for that matter, any son, husband, or father either.  This is just smut language.  And, these are supposed to be intelligent, respectable, reporters.  Things like this type of female degradation are just another form of abusive behavior.  I don’t see anyone on that panel calling George Bush a bast-rd!  Or a son of a bit-h!  Why do they think it is open season on Hillary?  Because they have gotten away with it for months.

I understand that she is trying to be cool, for the sake of the party.  But, honestly, she doesn’t owe this Democratic party any loyalty, after the way she has been spoken about by them.  I think she should go back into the lawyer business and start suing their sorry asses!  I would……

Senator Clinton's speech in Boca Raton, Florida today. Please, leave a comment about when, why, and how Senator Clinton makes you smile.

Today Hillary stated what many of us have been secretly wishing for. She said that she would be willing to take the nomination fight right to the convention should Florida and Michigan want to contest the DNC decision. Clinton may take delegate fight to convention

Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is willing to take her fight to seat Florida and Michigan delegates to the convention if the two states want to go that far. In an interview with The Associated Press, Clinton was asked whether she would support the states if they continue the fight. The presidential candidate said Wednesday, "Yes I will. I will, because I feel very strongly about this."

When I read stuff like this I get all choked up. Because Hillary is willing to do what is right regardless of the odds against her. That is something I respect and admire to the core of my being. But as usual the Obamedia has this all distorted to begin with. They always restate the source of the problem but then they do the unforgivable. They always twist it around to make it seem as if awarding Hillary for her wins would be a slight of some kind toward Obama. Continue Reading »

For we supporters of Senator Clinton, I think it time for some lighthearted joyousness. (Senator Clinton does not have the time for this luxury as she is rather busy trying to convince people in Florida that they actually matter to the D.N.C. - a task that certainly requires seriousness since nobody at the D.N.C. seems to be doing or saying anything to help out. But, I digress...) I am typing this on the plane home from Oregon, and I began because I realized that I am feeling rather happy. Then I realized why. I was thinking of things about Senator Clinton, her career, and her candidacy that make me smile. I'll list a few here. If you want to add any by commenting, feel free.

• Whenever I picture Senator Clinton saying things like, at the end of this process, after all the votes have been cast, we will have a nominee whoever SHE may be. I not only smile at the phrase but at the evident glee with which Senator Clinton speaks it.
• When I realize that Senator Clinton is one heck of a good campaigner. She may not love speechifying enormous crowds, but she clearly loves connecting with voters - whether it be five thousand at a time, five hundred at a time, or five at a time.
• When I listen to the sheer intelligence that shines through Senator Clinton's every speech, every policy proposal, and every quip.
• When I recognize the wisdom of her pragmatism and the genuineness of her idealism.
• Whenever I appreciate again how Senator Clinton charts her own course, not out of an unwillingness or inability to listen to the counsel of others, but because after considering the counsel and opinions of others, her self-leadership guides her choices.
• When I think of the serenity and confidence Senator Clinton radiates at the present moment.

One of the best articles I have ever read! If you love our country- get the truth! Do not listen to the mainstream media lies! Bought and Sold | SAVAGE POLITICS

Senator Clinton has apparently won the more rural counties in another state, this time in Oregon. Oregon will be tallying for a quite a while yet, but in meantime here's great county by county data.

Barack Obama gave a speech last night which is typical of Obama and the twisted view of reality he likes to put forward. The essence of his speech is that he is now less than 100 delegates shy of the 2026 he needs for the nomination and therefore the nomination was now "in reach". People like to refer to certain aspects of the nominating process as "a horse race". I don't know how many races Senator Obama has seen but every day at tracks all across the country, there are horses leading in the stretch, the finish line within reach, and they lose. Sometimes convincingly by open lengths, sometimes closer. But they lose. And they lose because they weren't the best horse. It happens every day. Sometimes the race is close because the best horse is given a handicap and carries a lot more weight than the other horse -- enough to slow it down but not enough to stop it. Clinton has had to fight through a number of handicaps in this race. She has had to carry more weight, placed on her back by the news media, Obama's bullying tactics and party elders who seem more worried about damaging the "brand", and blowing their chances in the fall than who is the best candidate. And when Obama's lead was growing they were more worried about exposing the cracks in the Obama kewpie doll, than whether those cracks were so damaging they made him unelectable in November. The result is that every time Obama has attacked Clinton and she has hit back, she was criticized from all sides. The news media who has been in the tank for Obama in probably the most dishonest and biased coverage of an electoral process in history, accuses her of low tactics if she defends herself. Party elders who, if nothing else, have shown since 1996 they haven't a clue how to win a Presidential election, admonish her not to do anything that would damage the Democrats chances in the fall. Howard Dean, more afraid of not losing than making sure the Democrats win by sending out the most electable and qualified candidate, keeps talking about putting an end to race before its over. And Obama seeing that Clinton has one hand tied behind her back, has taken full advantage, taking his swings when he can, then playing victim if Clinton hits back. This is a race where Clinton is running with 150 lbs on her back and Obama 110. And even with all that she is now in position to win. With yesterday's primaries Hillary Clinton leads in the popular vote by 179,704 votes with 12% of the precincts yet to report in Oregon. It also includes the Florida and Michigan vote totals where I allocated 149,010 votes to Barack Obama for his share of the "uncommitted" line in Michigan. As anyone familiar with what really went on in Michigan knows, Obama arranged with the state Democratic committee to have his name represented by a line that read "Uncommitted" and every voter in Michigan knew it. John Edwards agreed to be part of the "uncommitted" line so the only issue was apportioning the 40.7% of the uncommitted vote. I gave Edwards the 14% of the vote average he had gotten everywhere else and Obama a little over 25%. When Florida and Michigan are factored in, Clinton has the popular vote lead. With regards to delegates, Obama's lead is now by 94 delegates and that will get smaller after Puerto Rico where 55 delegates up for grabs. Clinton is expected to do even better in Puerto Rico than she did in Kentucky. Clinton is virtually assured that she will end the primary season with the popular vote lead. And the only clear and reliable indicator of the true will of the people is the popular vote, not the delegate count given the Democrats bizarre way of apportioning delegates. Obama will have won close to 630 delegates in states where he was landslided by Clinton. These are delegates he would never have if the Democrats used the system that is used by the Republicans and in the general election. In that system Clinton would have close to a 500 delegate lead and would have wrapped up the nomination long ago. Nancy Pelosi in her ill advised remarks about what super delegates should do, essentially said they have to ratify the will of the people, not use their own judgement. She was talking about the delegate count, aptly displaying how she led the Democratic congress to a lower job approval rating than George Bush. But the true and only measure of the will of the people is the popular vote. Super delegates need to be pressured to take note of this. They respond to both political pressure and to undeniable facts. They need to know that their job is now is to deliver their vote based on the will of the people and the undeniable facts, not a set of false expectations created by the Obama campaign and the news media. Obama's speech last night about the nomination being within reach while Clinton dismantled him by 35 pts in Kentucky might have been especially fitting. In the 1957 Kentucky Derby, Bill Shoemaker misjudged the finish line aboard the favorite Gallant Man and stood up in the saddle too soon thinking the race was over. Iron Leige closing like a freight train caught him, passed him and won the 1957 Kentucky Derby. Last night we may have seen Barack Obama stand up in the saddle too soon.

If I lost my vote, it would be an amputation. Suppose it was YOUR vote which was chosen not to count? I can't bear to think about it. It would break my heart & my very belief in what I thought it meant to be an American.By my Life & Sacred Honor, I never imagined that votes would be suppressed on such a massive scale with the indifference of my beloved Democratic Party. Since JFK was shot down on my 19th birthday, I've fought for the only equality we are guaranteed in our America -- one voice, one vote.The VOTERS in FL & MI are blameless. They are citizens whose ONLY voice is their vote. I tremble to think that my Democrats would not fight tooth & claw to count all the votes.I'm within an inch of feeling completely abandoned by my Democratic Party. Apparently the suppressed votes of housebound & bedbound older women who were forbidden Absentee Ballots in Caucus States don't matter? And we'll just burn the books -- I mean the votes -- of many Florida & Michigan voters' precious votes? If the Republicans were doing this, we'd call it a Mockery of Democracy.I beg you to count every FL & MI vote or to re-vote.Sincerely,..contact caucusdebacle@gmail.com

Not all precincts have reported, and provisional ballots - those that need to be checked for validity - will not be counted until Thursday - so the final margin between Senator Obama and Senator Clinton remains to be seen. Right now, this is where matters stand. There was plenty of action on the ground today here in Oregon, with voters streaming to the polls all day. As an official poll observer designated by the Clinton campaign, I saw this with my own eyes. Not appropriate for me to report now on what was happening inside the Washington County elections office, but this photograph shows an orange-vested election worker standing in the middle of the road, accepting ballots from cars during the beginning of the evening rush hour. This is entirely legal (and in my opinion correctly so) under Oregon law. In Oregon, one may drop-off one's ballot (in a doubly-secured envelope) in a number of ways, but one of the most appropriate is to give it directly to an election official who then places it right in an official collection box (in the picture, the small blue box at this worker's feet). I have not one regret about coming to Oregon for Senator Clinton. It was an honor to make people aware of her support when I was doing visibility and it was both an honor and responsibility to serve on the voter protection team. We shall see how the tally ends up - but not for at least a couple more days!

What's not to love! We've had a great night here in Louisville! Tomorrow ( in a few hours) I will fly back to Arizona, and the Hillcar and I will go our seperate ways for the next week until we reunite in South dakota! Much thanks to George and Trisha, the "extreme porching" folks, for helping get the Hillcar to it's next destintation! Many thanks as well, to Suzanne, KC, and Teresa... much love to you! But we all need to go to bed now! Goodnight!

From the Clinton campaign:

Clinton Campaign Raises $22 Million in April

Fundraising pace represents campaign's 2nd best month of the campaign

The Clinton campaign tonight announced that it raised approximately $22 million in the month of April. "Senator Clinton’s game-changing victories last month turned the tide for this campaign and resulted in an outpouring of grassroots support," said Campaign Chairman Terry McAuliffe. "Just like Hillary, our supporters continue to fight. The support for Hillary continues to grow with each month and we are so thankful to the army of supporters who have assured that we’ll have the resources needed to win the upcoming contests." Included in the $22 million total, representing the campaign’s second best fundraising month to date, is $10 million raised by the campaign in the 24 hours after Hillary’s significant Pennsylvania victory. This total is in addition to a loan to the campaign of $5 million. Additional details will be available in the campaign’s FEC report, to be released later this evening.